Barrel plug



Sept. 4, 1923.

B. F. WOODS BARREL PLUG Filed Oct. 8, 1921 H gi-ill i-a Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

BENJAMIN F. WOODS, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

BARREL PLUG.

Application filed October 8', 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. Woons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Barrel Plug, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a barrel plug.

One object of the invention is to provide a plug of this character which is specially formed to receive any ordinary form of jaw or socket wrench or an ordinary bar or rod, to the end that the same may be easily screwed in place or unscrewed.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction and use an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a plan view of one form of the plug.

Figure 2 shows a side View thereof.

Figure 3 shows a plan view of another form of plug.

Figure 4 shows a side view thereof, and

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a barrel with both types of plug applied thereto.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a barrel or cask. having the head 2. Screwed into the inlet opening of the head there is the plug 3 and the outlet opening has a smaller plug -l screwed therein.

The plug 3 is formed with a threaded neck 5 adapted to screw into the inlet opening of the barrel, and also has a substantially annular flange 6 which fits against the head Serial No. 506,259.

2 when the plug is screwed home. The outer end of the plug is formed with a square or rectangular boss 7 having a transverse groove 8 across the same. The boss is also formed with a centralsquare socket 9. The boss is formed to receive any ordinary jaw wrench, and'the socket is formed to receive a socket wrench by-Ineans of which the plug may be screwed into place or unscrewed. If no wrench is available an ordinary bar or rod may be inserted in the groove 8 and the plug thereby turned.

In the form shown in Figures 3 and 4 the plug is formed without the socket 9, but the other parts are indicated by the same numerals as the corresponding parts of the other form of plug shown. The type of plug shown in Figures 3 and 4; is screwed and unscrewed by the same implements as are used for manipulating the other type shown, except the socket wrench cannot be used.

What I claim is:

A plug, one end of which is formed with an outwardly threaded neck adapted to screw into the inlet opening of a barrel, an annular flange formed integrally with the plug and adapted to fit against said barrel when the plug is screwed home, a boss formed integrally with the outer end of said plug, 7 said boss having a transverse groove and a central polygonal socket.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. WOODS. 

